Corn yields in Eritrea
Eritrea: Corn yields was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn yields in Eritrea stood at 1 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Eritrea peaked at 1.05 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2076 tonnes per hectare, in 2002.
That places Eritrea 150th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Corn yields in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2308 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1994 | 0.7689 tonnes per hectare | +233.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3366 tonnes per hectare | -56.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3974 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2495 tonnes per hectare | -37.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7532 tonnes per hectare | +201.9% |
| 1999 | 0.792 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2358 tonnes per hectare | -70.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7851 tonnes per hectare | +233.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2076 tonnes per hectare | -73.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3335 tonnes per hectare | +60.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2409 tonnes per hectare | -27.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4906 tonnes per hectare | +103.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9755 tonnes per hectare | +98.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8321 tonnes per hectare | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2123 tonnes per hectare | -74.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8689 tonnes per hectare | +309.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9524 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9474 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 1 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per hectare, 70% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 1 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 79% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +309.3% | 0.2123 tonnes per hectare | 0.8689 tonnes per hectare |
| 1994 | +233.1% | 0.2308 tonnes per hectare | 0.7689 tonnes per hectare |
| 2001 | +233.0% | 0.2358 tonnes per hectare | 0.7851 tonnes per hectare |
| 1998 | +201.9% | 0.2495 tonnes per hectare | 0.7532 tonnes per hectare |
| 2005 | +103.7% | 0.2409 tonnes per hectare | 0.4906 tonnes per hectare |
| 2006 | +98.8% | 0.4906 tonnes per hectare | 0.9755 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5041 tonnes per hectare | 0.2308 tonnes per hectare | 0.792 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.5182 tonnes per hectare | 0.2076 tonnes per hectare | 0.9755 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9847 tonnes per hectare | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 90.81 current US$ per person (2009)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Eritrea?
- Corn yields in Eritrea was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2076 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for corn yields?
- Eritrea ranks 150th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.